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The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) is for assessing and diagnosing autism and pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) across ages, developmental levels, and language skills. For more information on ADOS, please click here.
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Could you please explain the pretest and post test. Are they both done in the same evaluation. My son had an reevaluation done on January 30, 2013 and they changed his diagnosis from Autism to Cognitive Impairment. However, they did not discuss anything about the testing to me nor whether or not they performed the ADOS, which is required for the reevaluation, according to my DAN doctor. My son sat with a speech pathologist for 1/2 an hour while a Neuropsychologist observed and that was it. They did mention that his socialbility was exceptionally well for being on the spectrum, thus changing the diagnosis. But this is all I know. Any information would be great. Thank you very much and take care.
It’s important for you to know that the ADOS is very subjective and I feel should not be the only tool used to assess autism. When I went for my training we had many different people observing the same child and came up with different outcomes. In the manual it states that the examiner’s clinical skill and experience with this tool is extremely important. When using the ADOS I would recommend incorporating other methods (instruments) to help assess your child. I would also call the examiner and have them explain how the ADOS is administered and what each module represents. Remember your the advocate for your child.
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